diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c58528e..3c48b5c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ system (e.g., Ubuntu, Debian).
 
 ```bash
 sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
-sudo echo "net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1" > /etc/sysctl.conf
+echo "net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
 sudo sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf
 ```